US EditionConservatives won’t say if MPs will be forced to vote against budget
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre refuses to confirm if MPs will be whipped to oppose the budget, maintaining strategic ambiguity ahead of Monday's confidence vote.
- On Monday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre refused to say whether the Conservative Party caucus will be whipped to vote against the budget, though he claims one hundred per cent oppose it.
- Carney's Liberal Party caucus holds 170 seats and would need 172 votes if every member voted, so the government is seeking opposition support to pass the budget and avoid a snap election.
- Four Conservative MPs missed confidence votes last week, and the New Democratic Party, with seven seats, holds the balance as up to five NDP MPs may vote against the budget.
- Monday's vote is the final confidence test and could be decided by House Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia's tie-breaking vote or opposition abstentions; if defeated, the government would face an election seven months after the last one.
- The fiscal plan foresees C$167.3 billion in additional deficits over five years and includes projects in Conservative and Bloc ridings that may sway some MPs, pollster Nik Nanos said.
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